Can't target main window from popup

[Krash]

 

Have a validation form opening in a popup, and if input is correct, I want to close the popup and load a new page into the parent window.  Works fine in an iframe, but the popup loads the new page into the popup, possibly because the form handler considers the popup its parent. 

 

Here's the code in the form handler -

 

if ($mCode == $vCode) {
echo '<br><span style="color:#00ff00; margin:auto;"> Validation successful. </span><br><br><br><br>';
$_SESSION['validate'] = '1';
$_SESSION['count'] = 0;
echo '<script type="text/Javascript">setTimeout("parent.location.href=\'http://www.domain.com/subdir/index.php?action=register\';" , 0)</script>';
}

 

[Krash]

 

Did a little eperimenting, and this is what I got -

 

// this opens new page in popup
window.parent.location=\'http://www.domain.com/subdir/index.php?action=register\';

// this does nothing
// window.opener.location=\'http://www.domain.com/subdir/index.php?action=register\';

// this closes popup
// window.parent.close();

// this closes popup
// window.self.close();

// this closes main window
// window.opener.close();